Julian’s Stand-In Wife

That was Nina’s first kiss.

Vans was way too aggressive.

Her mind had gone numb throughout the entire kiss. When he finally let her go, she was still stunned in her seat, feeling lost. All she could feel was his warmth on her lips.

It was a mark that he left on her, and the scent of her first love.

“Look closely.” Before she could snap back to reality, Vans pulled his phone out and showed Nina the screen in the dark cinema. He scrolled to the names of the women he had been fooling around with.

“I’m deleting them all, and I’ve also just kissed you. Ms. Ashlee, will you be in a relationship with me now?” That was how Nina fell in love with Vans.

But now, they hadn’t even kissed each other for a long time. Even a hug felt like a rare treat.

Bitterness rose in Nina’s chest. She suddenly didn’t know why she was holding onto this relationship.

drove on as silence

a long while, Nina finally said, “My past…isn’t very interesting.” Before she met Vans, she barely had a love life, and her career had

she was willing to strive and

she just wanted to remain in this

four years had passed, and she was now successful

city. Yet, she didn’t

chair, suddenly bereft of motivation. She looked into Marcus’s eyes, and said frankly, “Mr. Hensen, I clearly have everything I ever wanted, but why…do I still feel so unhappy?” Marcus’s hand, which was on her skin, trembled. The amusement in his eyes

reply to

same question himself,

had won all the awards he could, and had earned for himself millions of fans. People recognized him on the streets despite being all wrapped

that this was the

chance to film movies despite being in the industry for a long time, not to mention being a household name

famous for a short while and soon

all the highs and lows of the industry. He should be thankful that he was